13 Books to Gift Yourself or Someone Else This Hanukkah
By Emily Burack (Kveller via JTA) — A book is the best present — even if it is a present to yourself. That’s why they…
Entertainment
New documentary series explores centuries of Russian Jewish life
By Ben Harris In 1894, a Jewish military officer in France, Alfred Dreyfus, was sentenced to life imprisonment for treason for allegedly passing state secrets…
United Jewish Appeal Campaign Kicks Off in Edmonton
(EJNews) – Former Canadian Olympian Karen James was a moving and inspirational guest speaker at the 2018 Edmonton United Jewish Appeal kickoff event held September…
Rapper Drake has his own brand of Jewishness
By Maya Mirsky SAN FRANCISCO (J. The Jewish News of Northern California via JTA) — Drake has held the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart…
The tragic tale of Superman’s Jewish creators, told in graphic novel form
By Gabe Friedman (JTA) — When Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel created the Superman character in the early 1930s, they were still living at their…